Levitating Table

Designed with eyes on the future, this striking table was inspired by the Maglev train’s use of magnetic technology and applies the same levitating principles to a functional, futuristic dining table. Using an electromagnetic suspension system, the table levitates above a steel plate while electromagnets attached to the table are oriented toward the plate from below. The user can easily change table height by adjusting the strength of the magnetic field.

Brilliant! I saw this about 15 years ago in a high end gift shop. It was a 5 inch, levitating sphere over an oval stand. You have come a very long way. The cautions issued by the other persons are useful. Consider the solutions to them. My guess is that you have thought about this as a final project. If so, you do not know where this is going. Want to know? I know!

In many cases, no one cares whats underneath a table. Cause its funny, even the pictures show most of the mechanism is in shadows, which means its not even in the natural line of sight of a human being.